first post. stupid question?

kurt72 · 11-11-07, 12:22 PM

so, i have been playing sh4 for a while now. mainly on quick missions. i am now in career mode.

i came back from my first patrol with great success. got my next set of orders, came a upon a destroyer. i only had 4 torpedoes left from my last patrol. how do you reload torpedoes? i assumed when you went back into port for refit, you would get restocked, i.e. fuel, weapons, etc.

any help for a newbie?

Torplexed · 11-11-07, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by kurt72

so, i have been playing sh4 for a while now. mainly on quick missions. i am now in career mode.

i came back from my first patrol with great success. got my next set of orders, came a upon a destroyer. i only had 4 torpedoes left from my last patrol. how do you reload torpedoes? i assumed when you went back into port for refit, you would get restocked, i.e. fuel, weapons, etc.

any help for a newbie?

Not a stupid question. I made this boo-boo as well.

you have to reload the tubes from the same panel in between missions (click the model sub on the office desk) where you enlist new crew and install new equipment. There's a graphic at the top of that panel for torpedos too. Renown-wise I think they're free.

DeepIron · 11-11-07, 12:30 PM

Torpedo Management is on Page 81 of the SH4 manual and describes the process or push the "T" key...

Peto · 11-11-07, 12:31 PM

When in port between patrols you have to go to the torpedo menu and load them manually. The reason for this is you can customize your loadout with different torpedo types as the war goes on. And that is NOT a stupid question

!!! I'll give you an example of stupid:

I came back in from patrol # gazillion. When I pushed back out to sea my torpedomen informed me we were out of torpedos (I had forgotten to load them). By the time they got around to relling me I was up in the Celebes Sea

.

You as new to career mode can be excused for that oversight but I can't use any excuse except a Momentary Lapse of Reason.

Happy Hunting!

Peto

DeepSix · 11-11-07, 02:52 PM

Exactly as per Torplexed's post, except that not all torpedoes are free. Mark 14s are always free; some of the other models will cost between 100 and 500 renown each.

Welcome aboard!

kurt72 · 11-11-07, 04:39 PM

thanks guys.

btw, i like my newb title, "bilge rat". as a surface sailor veteran who worked in radio, we would send our "bad radiomen" down to the bilges to help out all the pit snipes.

thanks for the nice reception.

Elder-Pirate · 11-11-07, 05:11 PM

@kurt72,

Some people would rather have a tooth pulled without a pain killer shot than read the manual. Don't know if you read it or not kurt72 but try it anyway even if a lot of SH4 is not in there.
Now turn around for base and reload those fish and go sink the enemy.

And welcome to Subsim.

Torplexed · 11-11-07, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DeepSix

Mark 14s are always free; some of the other models will cost between 100 and 500 renown each.

Heh..heh. I forget some of those 'cutie' torpedoes don't come at a cute price.

DeepSix · 11-11-07, 05:31 PM

Yeah, and I should have also added that "what you get for what you spend" isn't always an agreeable match.

mookiemookie · 11-11-07, 08:09 PM

Never had luck with the cuties either. They seem to circle the destroyer I'm shooting at without ever hitting it. They have a crummy turn radius!

Chock · 11-11-07, 08:16 PM

Well, it seems you've had your query answered, so this is just a post to say welcome to the forum.

What I want to know is how much renown do I need for a set of Mark 48 ADCAPS and a map of where all the Jap flat tops are parked up for the night:rotfl:

Chock

DeepSix · 11-11-07, 08:25 PM

The cuties always circle me without hitting, too.

Oh, wait - this is about torpedoes....

Torplexed · 11-11-07, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeepSix

The cuties always circle me without hitting, too.

Oh, wait - this is about torpedoes....

:rotfl:

stabiz · 11-11-07, 10:05 PM

Welcome to subsim!

(And I wish it would show who rates the threads, because some moron has rated this perfectly legit question one star)

bookworm_020 · 11-11-07, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Never had luck with the cuties either. They seem to circle the destroyer I'm shooting at without ever hitting it. They have a crummy turn radius!

U.S.S. Tang could only wish for that!

11-11-07, 12:22 PM	#1
kurt72 Nub Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: san diego Posts: 3 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	first post. stupid question? so, i have been playing sh4 for a while now. mainly on quick missions. i am now in career mode. i came back from my first patrol with great success. got my next set of orders, came a upon a destroyer. i only had 4 torpedoes left from my last patrol. how do you reload torpedoes? i assumed when you went back into port for refit, you would get restocked, i.e. fuel, weapons, etc. any help for a newbie?

11-11-07, 12:30 PM	#3
DeepIron Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Too far from the Pacific right now... Posts: 1,634 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Torpedo Management is on Page 81 of the SH4 manual and describes the process or push the "T" key... __________________ RFB / RSRDC Beta Tester RFB / RSRDC Modding Forum: http://forum.kickinbak.com/index.php RFB Top Post link: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=125529 RFB Loadout: RFB_V1.52_102408: RFB_V1.52_Patch_111608: RSRDC_RFBv15_V396

11-11-07, 02:52 PM	#5
DeepSix Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Music City Posts: 683 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Exactly as per Torplexed's post, except that not all torpedoes are free. Mark 14s are always free; some of the other models will cost between 100 and 500 renown each. Welcome aboard! __________________ Jack's happy days will soon be gone, To return again, oh never! For they've raised his pay five cents a day, But they've stopped his grog forever. For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, But tomorrow we'll be sober. - "Farewell to Grog"

11-11-07, 05:11 PM	#7
Elder-Pirate Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Morris, Illinois USA Posts: 1,090 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	@kurt72, Some people would rather have a tooth pulled without a pain killer shot than read the manual. Don't know if you read it or not kurt72 but try it anyway even if a lot of SH4 is not in there. Now turn around for base and reload those fish and go sink the enemy. And welcome to Subsim. __________________

11-11-07, 05:31 PM	#9
DeepSix Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Music City Posts: 683 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yeah, and I should have also added that "what you get for what you spend" isn't always an agreeable match. __________________ Jack's happy days will soon be gone, To return again, oh never! For they've raised his pay five cents a day, But they've stopped his grog forever. For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, But tomorrow we'll be sober. - "Farewell to Grog"

11-11-07, 12:31 PM	#4
Peto Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The details of my life are quite inconsequential Posts: 1,049 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	When in port between patrols you have to go to the torpedo menu and load them manually. The reason for this is you can customize your loadout with different torpedo types as the war goes on. And that is NOT a stupid question !!! I'll give you an example of stupid: I came back in from patrol # gazillion. When I pushed back out to sea my torpedomen informed me we were out of torpedos (I had forgotten to load them). By the time they got around to relling me I was up in the Celebes Sea . You as new to career mode can be excused for that oversight but I can't use any excuse except a Momentary Lapse of Reason. Happy Hunting! Peto

11-11-07, 04:39 PM	#6
kurt72 Nub Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: san diego Posts: 3 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	thanks guys. btw, i like my newb title, "bilge rat". as a surface sailor veteran who worked in radio, we would send our "bad radiomen" down to the bilges to help out all the pit snipes. thanks for the nice reception.

11-11-07, 08:09 PM	#10
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	Never had luck with the cuties either. They seem to circle the destroyer I'm shooting at without ever hitting it. They have a crummy turn radius! __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

11-11-07, 08:16 PM	#11
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well, it seems you've had your query answered, so this is just a post to say welcome to the forum. What I want to know is how much renown do I need for a set of Mark 48 ADCAPS and a map of where all the Jap flat tops are parked up for the night:rotfl: Chock __________________

11-11-07, 08:25 PM	#12
DeepSix Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Music City Posts: 683 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The cuties always circle me without hitting, too. Oh, wait - this is about torpedoes.... __________________ Jack's happy days will soon be gone, To return again, oh never! For they've raised his pay five cents a day, But they've stopped his grog forever. For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, But tomorrow we'll be sober. - "Farewell to Grog"

11-11-07, 10:05 PM	#14
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Welcome to subsim! (And I wish it would show who rates the threads, because some moron has rated this perfectly legit question one star) __________________